Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables actin filament binding activity. Involved in cell migration and positive regulation of filopodium assembly. Acts upstream of or within actin filament bundle assembly. Located in filopodium; growth cone; and lamellipodium. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human FSCN1 (fascin actin-bundling protein 1).